The other day, I boarded a bus, to reach my home (while going back) from my duty, the bus-conductor refused to accept the currency note of Rupees 20, which he said is not in good shape, even if it was (fairly well in shape, not torn or dirty), even as it was looking too 'antique' or 'old' so to say. I insisted that it is fine, and even joked that if note is not okay 'your bus is also not okay' as the bus was AC COACH, which has all the windows closed permanently, but the AC was not working, which was causing suffocation to all the passengers in the public carrier, including me. I said that if I am not objecting to this major problem, how can 'you', even as my note was not bad. (I had appeared in an exam in which I answered a question wrong, by mistake, even as I knew the correct answer, and this exam had great bearing on my career prospects, due to which I was not feeling well and was sort of depressed, due to which I did not protest much or not even insisted much) But, I told him black and white that my note is fine and you must take it, but he refused to accept it and said that I should swap it with the ones in my wallet/reticule. Now, it is not a big game or issue, but still somewhere in my mind it went on as to what could I have done. If all the people go on refusing in such a way, what can we helpless people do? Is it our helplessness? Can we do something here, legally, socially or in any other way?

Kindly someone untie this knot!
(I belong to Ludhiana district, Punjab state, INDIA : I am writing it so that if someone need to tell me on the basis of the law, he/she can guide me as per law of my land. Thanks anyone for guidance in advance)

Some matters are not worth arguing about legalities. You can say that he has to let the national treasury decide, he can say that he has rights as a conductor to determine who can do what on his bus. You can take it to the highest court of the land, but only in your dreams, because you won't even get the police or a lawyer to handle it. These little scenarios happen all day long to all of us.

Ya some matters we have to solve by our behaviour..
Here, in your case the conduct matters.
If you or that conductor would have talked in polite manner
Then the situation would have been different..
May be you are right but in such situation it's the Gandhigiri that works..
U must have read the essay "On saying please"
That could help in this matter...

We can change the things by our conduct...
That's all
Ravinder Jahangir
Patiala